Fountain pen



Patented hpa ll, 1324i.

insana lit. HUNT'YREE, @if YUNKERSQNEW" YORK; llofhlTYRE AIDIMDISERA @DUN PEN..

Application filed September 12, 1922. Serial No. 587,359.

To al? whom t may concern:

Be it lrnown that l, FRANK R. l/follnrrnn, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New -York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in llountain Pens, of which the following is a speciication, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and i@ use the same. I

This invention relates to fountain pens, and particularly to a new ink feed and pen point construction for pens of this class; and the object of the invention is to provide an l5 inlr feed for fountain pens, the outer end portion of which is provided in the top face with an aperture or depression into which the inlr passes; a further object being to provide a pen point with an inwardly pressed 2o portion adapted to extend into the recessed or apertured portion of the inlr` feed, whereby a portion of the pen normally. extends into the ink of the feed device to produce the `most ecient and edective feeding of the ink S and the pen point being preferably split from the pointed end portion thereof and centrally through the inwardly pressed portion thereof; a still further object being to provide a pen point of the class described, which may be composed of lighter material than is the present custom, and which will be reinforced and strengthened by the inwardly pressed portion thereof, said inwardly pressed portion also serving to prevent the crossing or overlapping of the split points of the pen; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in an ink feed and pen oint construction of the class described, whlch is simple in construc-r tion, ecient in use and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my invention are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a sectional side view of a fountain pen with my improved ink feed and pen point construction mounted therein.

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the pen point and ink feed detached.

Fi 3 is a plan view of the ink feed de vice etached.

Fig. d is a sectional view on the line d--fl of Fig. 2 and on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3; and, Y

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but only showing part of the construction and on an enlarged scale.,

ln lFig. 1 of the drawing, l have indicated at 10 a part of a fountain pen in the bore 11 of which is mounted my improved'ink feed device 12 and pen point 13..A

The ink feed device 12 is provided with a bore 14C which points outwardly through the inner end thereof and the front end of which terminates and communicates with an elongated aperture 15 formed on the top face.

of the feed device adjacent to the outer end thereof, and the aperture 15 forms a charnber orwell into which the ink is fed. rllhe top face of the feed 12 is also preferably provided inwardly of the aperture 15 with spaced apertures 16 which also communicate with the bore 14 and these apertures serve to facilitate the feeding of the ink through the feed 12.

The pen point 13 is of the same general form as pens of this class as usually employed, but in practice l provide said pen point inwardly of the pointed end 17 thereof with an elongated inwardly pressed portion 18 which is substantially semi-circular in form in cross section and the s lit 19 of the pen point preferably extends into and centrally through the inwardly pressed portion 18.

ln practice, it ywill be understood that the ink feed 12 and pen point 13 are inserted into the bore 11 of the pen 10 in the usual Inanner and held or retained therein by friction and when the feed 11 and pen point 13 are assembled, the inwardly pressed portion 18 extends into the aperture or well 15` of the feed device, and in the use of the pen, the ink feeds downwardly through the bore 14 and into the well or aperture 12, and it will be apparent that the pen point 13 or the inwardly pressed portion 18 thereof is submerged in or in direct contact with the ink of the feed device, thus facilitating the free flow of the ink at all times and avoids the present clogging or inoperativeness of pens of this class.

llt will also be understood that while the inwardly pressed portion 18 extends into the aperture 15 and into the ink therein, the ink does not a pear within the recess 20 of the that by constructing vpression adapte pen point, ormed by the depression 18 as the depression 18 substantially fills the a erture 1,5, allowing sufhcient clearance for t e iow of theink, only. It will also be understood the pen point in the manner herein described, said pen point may if desired be composed of'thinner metal than has-heretofore been the custom and themwardly pressed portion 18 will operate to reinforce and strengthen said (pen point in\ addition to improving the fee and by reason of the increased surface, the crossing or overlapping of the split points of the en will be obviated.

It will be understood that while I have .shown the pen point 13 as provided with a depression of specific form and construction a0` and the ink feed device with an aperture or Well 15 of specific construction, that my invention is not limited to the specific form or arrangement thereof, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made Within the scope of the a pended claims without departing from t e spirit .of my invention'or sacrificing its advantages. 4

Having fully descrlbed my invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a fountain pen of the class described, an ink feed device provided with an apertured -portion into which the ink is adapted to pass, and a pen point provided with a depression ada ted to extend into the apertured portion o said feed device.

2. In a fountain pen of the class described, an ink feed device provided with an apertured portion into which the ink is adapted to pass, a pen fpoint provided with a deto extend into the apertured portion of said feed device, and said pen point being split from the pointed end thereof throng said de ression.

3. In a fountain pen o the class described, an ink feed-device provided with an apertured portion into which the ink is adapted -to pass, a pen point provided with a depree r portion, sai

Luserna 4. In a fountain pen of the'class described, an ink feed device rovided with an aertured portion into vv ich the ink is a apted to pass, a en point rovided with a depression adapted) to exten into the aperof the pen tured portion of said feed device, said pen point being split from the pointed end thereof through said depression, and said feed device being provided with a feed bore which communicates with the apertured portion thereof, and said feed device being provided `inwardly of the a ertured portion with a.

plurality of space apertures communica-ting with the bore of said feed device.

5. In a fountain pen of the class described, an ink feed device comprising an elongated tubular body closed at'one end by a curved portion, said end of the body being provided with an elongated aperture opening into the bore thereof, and said body being provided rearwardly of said aperture with spaced apertures in communication with the bore of said body.

A6. In a fountain pen of the class described, an ink'feed device comprising an elongated tubular bod7 closed at one end by a curved end of the body being provided with an elongated aperture openmg into the bore thereof, said body being provided rearwardly' of said aperture wlth spaced apertures in communication with the bore of said body, and a pen-point provided with a depression adapted to extend into the elongated aperture of said feed device.

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my invention have signed my name 1n presence of the subscribing witnesses this 11th day of Sept., 1922.v

FRANK R. MGINTYRE.

Witnesses:

- Josera G. MoINmE,

C. E. Mmm. 

